| For many years while in high tech as a CTO, I was | | | | people would NEVER consider SAYING out loud what |
| fascinated by the development and progression of | | | | they typed - say at a party of friends or a dinner or a |
| chat systems from their very first appearance in | | | | social gathering.The Internet makes us free with our |
| Internet land. Though this was not part of my normal | | | | thoughts. It allows us freedom that we don't otherwise |
| everyday running of any of the companies that I | | | | have, to reveal our "other-side". The reasons for this |
| worked with, it became a hobby of mine. I also gave | | | | are many, not the least of which that we are behind a |
| seminars around the world, entitled, "The Technological | | | | screen. No on can see our facial expressions (not |
| Advance and Psychological Effects of Chat | | | | talking about cams here - a whole different subject) or |
| Systems". These led me to use the term "viral | | | | our body language. Most important - we cannot be |
| technology". (This has nothing to do with computer | | | | physically touched. There is always that barrier. And it |
| viruses - though the way it works is somewhat the | | | | would be well to keep that in mind.To be sure there is |
| same.) The seminars then advanced to "Understanding | | | | the downside of all this. Fakers, charlatans, people |
| The Nature of Viral Systems on the Internet".In the | | | | acting as someone from the other gender - horror |
| next few posts I am going to try and explain all this, | | | | stories galore. However, one thing cannot be denied: |
| and why it is so important to understand that in such | | | | (This is not the place to discuss this issue. It is worthy |
| seemingly simple things as getting a blog up, working | | | | of probably a few hundred articles in and of itself. So I |
| and making it popular. Viral Technology, is an important | | | | will leave it for now with just the chapter heading.)The |
| factor here. We have until this point have only | | | | Internet has created a whole new psychological study |
| "scratched the tip of the iceberg" as the cliche goes. | | | | of the human mind and the way it works. And this is |
| And there are so many things to understand and deal | | | | CRITICAL to understanding why some things, some |
| with. However, being a writer and author, first and | | | | sites, some blogs - make it, while others, seemingly so |
| foremost, my mind works on different very illogical | | | | much better and so much more savvy fall by the |
| connections at times. What I am going to try to get at | | | | wayside. Obviously we want our blog to "make it".One |
| in the next couple of posts is an understanding of how | | | | of the greatest original "pull" and "attractions" of blogs |
| the circle of content-SE's works, and what is important | | | | is the ability for many to get out their "private" thoughts |
| here. I think by way of examples and using "real life" | | | | to the world at large in a journal or diary manner. They |
| understanding on the virtual Internet, we can get a | | | | can reveal what they would be too scared or too shy |
| better grasp of what is going on and what it is not.It is | | | | to reveal with words and lips and mouth in a public |
| critical to understand that we are not only dealing with | | | | setting of individuals all sitting around a table. Though, I |
| technology here. We are dealing with psychology and | | | | for one, do not enjoy or visit blogs of this nature, it |
| the Internet has a way of digging deep down into | | | | remains true that most blogger's are doing just that. |
| individual motivations and actions. Let me first give you | | | | And what is more important to understand, is that |
| an example I found to be incredibly interesting and | | | | many of the blogger's do not care how many hits they |
| totally revealing.On one of the forum boards I | | | | get. It is the catharsis of getting it out. The act of |
| sometimes log into, which is populated by a serious | | | | putting it "out there:" that is all important.Since we are |
| and highly intelligent (for the most part) group of people, | | | | dealing with technology and the desire to build a blog |
| there are threads for just joking or ranting, as there | | | | that WILL GET A FOLLOWING and hits, we must |
| are on all other Forums. Since many are "virtual" | | | | understand what motivates and interests people to |
| friends these threads are populated by people who | | | | come to and read what we are posting and saying. |
| banter, give and take, and joke around from time to | | | | We must understand the WHY? as well as the How? |
| time to take time off from the vicissitudes of life. | | | | This certainly will lead to a much more comprehensive |
| Sometimes members ask for serious advice in regard | | | | understanding of the motivations of our members and |
| to family and children etc. Now one such member, | | | | visitors to our blogs.The next article in this series deals |
| discovered that her young son had developed an | | | | with a definition of "Viral Technologies" and from there |
| incredible interest (or so she thought) in her "boobs". | | | | we will have a greater understanding as to how to |
| She wanted to know if this was normal, for a child of | | | | begin to spread the word of our blogs with methods |
| that age to discover the difference between sexes. | | | | that apply the technological and psychological. |
| So she began a thread on the topic. And the thread | | | | Remember though this is not mathematical science. It |
| developed. At first serious, but of course, since | | | | is just one of the ways to understanding what is going |
| everyone there are "virtual" friends the joking started. | | | | on. It is not foolproof nor does it always work. But it will |
| What was interesting to follow, is that both Males and | | | | possibly give us a deeper understanding of the "virtual |
| Females started in joking ways of course, to describe | | | | world" we sometimes live in, and probably more |
| either the size of their chests and/or how they liked or | | | | importantly, a better understanding of ourselves.This |
| disliked the male population looking at them of if they | | | | article is already published here at and you can read it |
| wanted their breasts smaller or larger etc. The males | | | | by going to: Viral Systems & Technologies - What Are |
| revealed the size of their wives and girl-friends chests | | | | They?Copyright © 2006 Ted W. Gross. All rights |
| and other such what one might call normally "intimate" | | | | reserved. (You may publish this article in its entirety |
| knowledge. Some even said: "My (wife or husband or | | | | with the following author's information with live links |
| boyfriend or girlfriend) would not be happy if they | | | | only.) |
| knew I was writing about this". All of this was done in a | | | | Ted W. Gross's very popular blog, Cobwebs Of The |
| semi-serious and joking manner.What was interesting | | | | Mind contains daily updated posts and articles on |
| is that I am 100% sure, some people would type out a | | | | technology and writing. He also owns Amor |
| response, post it, and then say to themselves, "Did I | | | | Enterprises which maintains Virgin Earth Article |
| really say that in PUBLIC???" I am willing to bet, based | | | | Submissions which is designed to accept articles about |
| upon experience and studies, that many of these | | | | any country or place in the world. |